Total fertility rate in Jordan
Jordan: Total fertility rate was 2.57 in 2025. βΌ Falling
Latest (2025)
2.57
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
14th
of 74 countries
All-time high
3.88
in 2008
All-time low
2.57
in 2025
Years of data
26
2000β2025
Total fertility rate in Jordan, 2000β2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 2.57 for total fertility rate in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fertility rate in Jordan peaked at 3.88 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2.57, in 2025.
That places Jordan 14th out of 74 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.79 | 3.65 | 3.88 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.28 | 2.86 | 3.78 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.67 | 2.57 | 2.79 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 11 Syrian Arab Republic 2.66 compare
- 12 Turkmenistan 2.63 compare
- 13 Djibouti 2.61 compare
- 15 Oman 2.48 compare
- 16 Saudi Arabia 2.29 compare
- 17 Libya 2.25 compare
More population data for Jordan
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.157 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 1.10 million (2100)
- Population density 240.14 (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.157 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.0606 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.02 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 15,006 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 1.02 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 2.6 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 643,641 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fertility rate in Jordan?
- Total fertility rate in Jordan was 2.57 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest total fertility rate recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 3.88 in 2008.
- What is the lowest total fertility rate recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.57 in 2025.
- How does Jordan rank for total fertility rate?
- Jordan ranks 14th out of 74 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total fertility rate rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Total fertility rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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